选择离子流动管质谱法测定大蒜酶解液顶空中17种有机硫化合物

采用选择离子流动管质谱(SIFT-MS)法,顶空取样后,以H3O+,NO+或O2+为初始离子,定量分析了17种大蒜酶解液挥发性有机硫化合物。结果表明:有机硫化合物主要为二烯丙基硫醚、甲基烯丙基硫醚、硫代亚磺酸酯和硫醇,其中二烯丙基二硫醚浓度为137 g/m3,二烯丙基三硫醚浓度为13.4 g/m3,甲基烯丙基二硫醚浓度为8.98 g/m3,它们分别占17种有机硫化合物总含量的77.3%,7.58%和5.08%(相对含量);本研究采用顶空取样方法测出大蒜素的浓度为5.63 g/m3,相对含量为3.20%。     

质子转移反应质谱用于痕量挥发性有机化合物的在线分析

质子转移反应质谱(PTR-MS)是一种化学电离源质谱技术,专门用于痕量挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)实时在线检测.此技术利用H3O-作化学电离源试剂离子与作为质子接受体的VOCs发生质子转移反应.大气中的O2,N1,CO2等主要成分由于其质子亲和势低于H2O,而不与H3O发生质子转移反应,因此可在大气环境下检测痕量VOC...     

碰撞气体的种类和压力对离子阱质谱性能的影响

基于数字离子阱技术,研究了离子阱质谱分析实验过程使用的碰撞气体种类及压力对离子阱质谱性能,如质量分辨能力、信号强度、串级质谱分析,以及低质量截止效应等的影响.实验过程中,在离子的激发和碰撞诱导解离阶段,分别采用质量数不等的氦气(质量数=4 amu)、氮气(质量数=28 amu)、氩气(质量数=40 amu)等作为碰撞气体,以及不同的气体压力,研究了它们对质谱性能的影响.结果表明,当采用质量数较大的氩气作为碰撞气体时,可以有效改善低质量数截止效应和提高离子碰撞过程中的能量转移效率,同时提高离子捕获和解离效率,但是质量分辨率会明显降低.在获得较高质量分辨率方面,氦气作为碰撞气体时效果最好.在气压相同的情况下,质量数大的碰撞气体有利于提高串级质谱分析效率,即获得更多碎片离子峰和更多有关母体离子结构的信息.     

离子色谱法在氢燃料电池汽车用氢气中的应用现状及展望

氢燃料电池汽车用氢气中痕量杂质会影响氢燃料电池的性能,国内外标准均严格规定了痕量杂质的限值要求。离子色谱法（IC） 具有操作简单、分析快速、灵敏度高、选择性好、可多组分检测的特点,ISO 14687－2∶2012、SAE J2719∶2015和GB/T 37244－2018等标准均涉及到离子色谱法分析其中的部分指标。目前离子色谱法在环境空气、固定污染源废气、天然气、烟气等气体分析领域有广泛应用,在氢燃料杂质的分析领域尚在起步阶段。该文综述了氢燃料和其他气体分析领域中总卤化物、甲酸、氨和总硫化物的分析方法,将离子色谱与不同分析技术进行比较。并基于离子色谱在其他气体杂质分析领域的应用进展,对其在氢燃料电池汽车用氢气杂质分析中的应用作出展望。     

化学发光消耗型锰传感器

化学和生物发光是由化学反应产生的一种光辐射,不需要任何光源。又由于它们具有高灵敏度、宽线性范围和相对比较便宜的仪器等优点,因而在化学和生物传感器领域引起了广泛的兴趣。已用于H_2O_2、乳酸和胆固醇等多种生物活性物质的测定,但未见有金属离子传感器的报道。本文发展了一种新型的全固态模式的消耗型锰离子化学发光传感器。该传感器将除待测物外的所有化学发光反应试剂全部固定在阴离子交换树脂Amberlyst A-27上,于化学发光反应之前,将一定量化学发光试剂从固定化试剂柱上洗脱,与样品中的锰离子产生化学发光。已成功地应用于水样中痕量锰离子的测定。每个固定化试剂柱可连续使用100次以上。 1 实验部分 1.1 仪器和试剂 化学发光传感器由流动系统和检测系统两部分组成。其中流动系统主要由蠕动泵、六通阀、固定化试剂柱和流通池组成。检测系统由光电信增管、负高压、放大器和记录仪组成(图1)。     

质子转移反应质谱的建立与性能研究

报道了自行研制的质子转移反应质谱的基本结构和性能。利用水蒸气辉光放电产生了反应离子H3O ,以合成空气为反应气体,测量了H3O 与合成空气中的水反应产生的团簇离子H3O (H2O)n的质谱。实验发现,当漂移管电场与分子密度比值为144Td时,增加的离子能量可以阻止团簇离子H3O (H2O)n的形成,质谱观察到的离子主要是H3O ,其纯度可达99%以上,这时H3O 与有机物分子如甲苯的质子转移反应的产物离子也呈单一形式,团簇离子得到很好地抑制。根据离子强度和离子反应时间等参数,获得了PTR-MS目前的检出限为10-8(V/V)。利用PTR-MS对标准浓度甲苯及其稀释气体进行检测,表明PTR-MS在线定量检测准确性良好,线性动态范围跨越3个数量级,能够应用于大气中痕量挥发性有机物的实时在线测量。     

离子阱颗粒质谱研究进展

随着质谱技术的不断发展,对超高质量颗粒物质的分析已经成为质谱领域研究的一个重要方向.离子阱颗粒质谱(particle ion trap mass spectrometry)作为用于完整颗粒质量分析的有利工具,拓展了质谱技术在巨大颗粒物质量分析中的应用范围.本文对离子阱颗粒质谱仪器的研究进展及其在各个领域的应用进行了综述,并展望了离子阱颗粒质谱未来的发展趋势.     

离子色谱法测定气体中痕量二氧化硫

建立了测定气体中痕量二氧化硫的离子色谱法。采用氢氧化钠–过氧化氢溶液为吸收液,将气体样品中痕量二氧化硫转化为硫酸根离子,以离子色谱法测定硫酸根离子,从而得到气体中二氧化硫含量。二氧化硫气体含量在1~100μL/L范围内与色谱峰面积线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999 9。二氧化硫的检出限为0.1μg/L,测量结果的重复性小于2%(n=6),测定标准样品的回收率在98.1%~99.6%之间,准确度优于对照方法。     

辉光放电质谱分析中质谱干扰及其校正方法的现状

详细地介绍了辉光放电质谱分析中的质谱干扰如同量异位素、多原子离子和多电荷离子干扰。从同位素选择、高分辨率仪器、碰撞诱导解离、离子源冷却、数学方法校正、放电气体更换和放电气体纯度提高等方面对辉光放电质谱的质谱干扰校正方法的现状进行了评述(引用文献共68篇)。     

氟化衍生-固相萃取对水中痕量膦酸的GC-MS检测EI北大核心CSCD

针对水中痕量(<1 mg/L)甲基膦酸类化合物进行了GC-MS定性分析检测研究。建立了固相萃取结合氟化物衍生的方法进行样品制备。采用600MHz核磁对氟化物衍生效率进行分析,衍生效率大于99%。采用气相色谱-电子轰击电离质谱(GC-EI/MS)、气相色谱-化学源负电离质谱(GC-NCI/MS)以及气相色谱-选择离子扫描质谱(GC-SIM-MS)分析方法对5种标准物质沙林、梭曼原体以及甲基膦酸异丙酯、甲基膦酸乙酯、甲基膦酸的衍生化产物进行了分析,检出限分别为10,50,0.2,0.1,0.05μg/L,方法的相对标准偏差小于7%。     

On-line measurement of the absolute humidity of air, breath and liquid headspace samples by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

We describe how selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) can be used to determine the absolute humidity of air, breath and liquid headspace samples. This involves the determination of the relative count rates of the H3O+ ions and those H3O+.(H2O)(1,2,3) hydrate ions that inevitably form in the helium carrier gas when humid samples are being analysed by SIFT-MS using H3O+ precursor ions. This requires an understanding of the kinetics of hydrated hydronium ion formation, the involvement of mass discrimination in the analytical quadrupole mass spectrometer and the decreased diffusive loss of the heavier hydrates along the flow tube. Thus, we show that the humidity of breath and liquid headspace samples, typically at the few percent level, can be directly obtained on-line to the SIFT-MS instrument along with the concentrations of trace gases, which are present at much lower levels. We emphasise the value of parallel humidity measurements in ensuring good real-time sampling of breath and liquid headspace and the value of such measurements to trace gas analysis using SIFT-MS.     

Influence of water vapour on selected ion flow tube mass spectrometric analyses of trace gases in humid air and breath

Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) detects and quantifies in real time the trace gases, M, in air/breath samples introduced directly into a flow tube. Inevitably, relatively large partial pressures of water vapour are introduced with the sample and the water molecules become involved in the ion chemistry on which this analytical technique depends. When H(3)O(+) ions are used as the precursors for chemical ionisation and SIFT mass spectrometric analyses of M, they generally result in the formation of MH(+) ions. Also, when water vapour is present the H(3)O(+) ions are partially converted to hydrated hydronium ions, H(3)O(+).(H(2)O)(1,2,3). The latter may act as precursor ions and produce new product ions like MH(+).(H(2)O)(1,2,3) via ligand switching and association reactions. This ion chemistry and the product ions that result from it must be accounted for in accurate analyses by SIFT-MS. In this paper we describe the results of a detailed SIFT study of the reactions involved in the quantification of acetone, ethyl acetate, diethyl ether, methanol, ethanol, ammonia and methyl cyanide by SIFT-MS in the presence of water vapour. This study was undertaken to provide the essential data that allows more accurate analyses of moist air and breath by SIFT-MS to be achieved. It is shown using our standard analysis procedure that the error of SIFT-MS quantification caused by the presence of water vapour is typically 15%. An improved analysis procedure is then presented that is shown to reduce this error to typically 2%. Additionally, some fundamental data have been obtained on the association reactions of protonated organic molecules, MH(+) ions, with water molecules forming MH(+).H(2)O monohydrate ions. For some types of M, reaction sequences occur that lead to the formation of dihydrate and trihydrate ions.     

Combined use of gas chromatography and selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry for absolute trace gas quantification

The value of the gas chromatography (GC) and selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) combination for the analysis of trace gases is demonstrated by the quantification of acetone in air samples using the three precursor ions available to SIFT-MS, viz. H3O+, NO+ and O2+, and by the separation of the isomers 1-propanol and 2-propanol, and their analysis using H3O+ precursor ions. It is shown that the GC/SIFT-MS combination allows for accurate trace gas quantification obviating the regular, time-consuming calibrations that are usually required for the more commonly used detectors of GC systems, and the positive identification of isomers in mixtures that is often challenging using SIFT-MS alone. Thus, the GC/SIFT-MS combination paves the way to more confident analyses of complex mixtures such as exhaled breath.     

An investigation of the reactions of H3O+ and O2+ with NO, NO2, N2O and HNO2 in support of selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

A selected ion flow tube (SIFT) experimental investigation has been carried out of the reactions of H3O+, NO+ and O2+ with NO, NO2, N2O and HNO2, in order to obtain the essential kinetic data for the analyses of these compounds in air using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS). These investigations show that NO+ ions do not react at a significant rate with any of these NOx compounds and that H3O+ ions react only with HNO2 (product ions H2NO2+ (75%) and NO+ (25%)). O2+ ions react with NO (product ion NO+), NO2 (product ion NO2+) and HNO2 (product ions NO+ (75%), NO2+ (25%)), but not with N2O. We conclude that both NO and NO2 can be accurately quantified in air using only O2+ precursor ions and SIFT-MS when HNO2 is not present. However, when HNO2 is present it invariably co-exists with both NO and NO2 and then both H3O+ and O2+ precursor ions are needed to determine the partial pressures of NO, NO2 and HNO2 in the air mixture. We also conclude that currently N2O cannot be analysed in air using SIFT-MS.     

Quantitative selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry: The influence of ionic diffusion and mass discrimination

Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, (SIFT-MS), involves the partial conversion of mass-selected precursor ions to product ions in their reactions with the trace gases in an air sample that is introduced into helium carrier gas in a flow tube. The precursor and product ions are then detected and counted by a downstream quadrupole mass spectrometer. Quantification of particular trace gases is thus achieved from the ratio of the total count rate of the product ions to that for the precursor ions. However, it is important to appreciate that in this ion chemistry the light precursor ions (usually H3O+ ions) are invariably converted to heavier product ions. Hence, the product ions diffuse to the flow tube walls more slowly and thus they are more efficiently transported to the downstream mass spectrometer sampling orifice. This phenomenon we refer to as diffusion enhancement. Further, it is a well-known fact that discrimination can occur against ions of large mass-to-charge ratio, (m/z), in quadrupole mass spectrometers. If not accounted for, diffusion enhancement usually results in erroneously high trace gas concentrations and mass discrimination results in erroneously low concentrations. In this experimental investigation, we show how both these counteracting effects can be accounted for to increase the accuracy of SIFT-MS quantification. This is achieved by relating the currents of ions of various m/z that arrive at the downstream mass spectrometer sampling orifice disc to their count rates at the ion detector after mass analysis. Thus, both diffusion enhancement and mass discrimination are parameterized as a function of m/z and these are combined to provide an overall discrimination factor for the particular analytical instrument.     

Analysis of ketones by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

A selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) study of the reactions of H3O+, NO+ and O2+* ions with the ketones (M) 2-heptanone, 2-octanone, 2-nonanone, 2-undecanone and 2-aminoacetophenone has been conducted in preparation for studies of volatile emissions from bacteria. The H3O+ reactions all proceed rapidly via exothermic proton transfer, producing only MH+ ions that form their monohydrates when water vapour is present in the helium carrier gas. The O2+* reactions proceed rapidly via dissociative charge transfer producing parent cations M+* and some fragment ions. The NO+ reactions form the NO+M adduct ions at rates which are dependent on the pressure of the helium carrier gas. Combining the present NO+ kinetic data with those available from previous SIFT studies, the phenomenon of charge transfer complexing is clearly demonstrated. This results in adduct formation in these NO+/ketone reactions at or near the collisional rate. SIFT-MS spectra are presented to illustrate the simplicity of SIFT-MS analysis of ketones using both H3O+ and NO+ precursor ions.     

Ambient analysis of trace compounds in gaseous media by SIFT-MS

The topic of ambient gas analysis has been rapidly developed in the last few years with the evolution of the exciting new techniques such as DESI, DART and EESI. The essential feature of all is that analysis of trace gases can be accomplished either in the gas phase or those released from surfaces, crucially avoiding sample collection or modification. In this regard, selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, SIFT-MS, also performs ambient analyses both accurately and rapidly. In this focused review we describe the underlying ion chemistry underpinning SIFT-MS through a discourse on the reactions of different classes of organic and inorganic molecules with H(3)O(+), NO(+) and O(2)(+)˙ studied using the SIFT technique. Rate coefficients and ion products of these reactions facilitate absolute SIFT-MS analyses and can also be useful for the interpretation of data obtained by the other ambient analysis methods mentioned above. The essential physics and flow dynamics of SIFT-MS are described that, together with the reaction kinetics, allow SIFT-MS to perform absolute ambient analyses of trace compounds in humid atmospheric air, exhaled breath and the headspace of aqueous liquids. Several areas of research that, through pilot experiments, are seen to benefit from ambient gas analysis using SIFT-MS are briefly reviewed. Special attention is given to exhaled breath and urine headspace analysis directed towards clinical diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring, and some other areas researched using SIFT-MS are summarised. Finally, extensions to current areas of application and indications of other directions in which SIFT-MS can be exploited for ambient analysis are alluded to.     

Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry for on-line trace gas analysis in biology and medicine

Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, (SIFT-MS), is a technique for simultaneous real-time quantification of several trace gases in air and exhaled breath. It relies on chemical ionization of the trace gas molecules in air/breath samples introduced into helium carrier gas, using H(3)O(+), NO(+) and O(2)(+) reagent (precursor ions). Reactions between the precursor ions and the trace gas molecules proceed for an accurately defined time, the precursor and product ions being detected and counted by a downstream mass spectrometer. Absolute concentrations of trace gases in single breath exhalation can be determined by SIFT-MS down to parts-per-billion (ppb) levels, obviating sample collection into bags or onto traps. Calibration using chemical standards is not required, as the concentrations are calculated using the known reaction rate constants and measured flow rates and pressures. SIFT-MS has been used for many pilot investigations in several areas of research, especially as a non-invasive breath analysis tool to investigate physiological processes in humans and animals, for clinical diagnosis and for therapeutic monitoring. Examples of the results obtained from several such studies are outlined to demonstrate the potential of SIFT-MS for trace gas analysis of air, exhaled breath and the headspace above liquids.     

Quantification of hydrogen sulphide in humid air by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

We report the results of a study of the reactions of H(3)O(+), NO(+) and O(2)(+.) ions with H(2)S. This study was undertaken to provide a thorough understanding of the ion chemistry required for accurate quantification of H(2)S in humid air by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS). It shows that slow reactions occur between H(3)S(+), the primary product ions of the H(3)O(+)/H(2)S reaction, and the abundant H(2)O molecules present in humid air and breath. These reactions disturb somewhat the quantification of H(2)S by this analytical method, but the kinetic data obtained in this study facilitate precise quantification of H(2)S in humid air. This study also shows that NO(+) does not react with H(2)S, and that O(2)(+.) does react rapidly with H(2)S, but the product H(2)S(+.) ions react rapidly with H(2)O. Thus, NO(+) and O(2)(+.) cannot be used as precursor ion for analysis of H(2)S in moist air by SIFT-MS. A sample SIFT mass spectrum is shown from which H(2)S and several other volatile compounds have been quantified in a sample of cow rumen gas.     

Quantification of hydrogen cyanide in humid air by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

Following our recent observation that Pseudomonas bacteria in vitro emit hydrogen cyanide, we have found it necessary to investigate the ion chemistry of this compound and to extend the kinetics database for selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) to allow the accurate quantification of HCN in moist air samples, including exhaled breath. Because of the proximity of the proton affinities of HCN and H2O molecules, the presence of water vapour can significantly distort HCN analysis in the presence of water vapour and a more sophisticated analytical procedure has to be developed. Thus, the reactions of H3O+(H2O)0,1,2,3 ions with HCN molecules have been studied in the presence of varying concentrations of water vapour, reactions on which SIFT-MS analysis of HCN relies. The results of these experiments have allowed an analytical procedure to be developed which has extended the kinetics database of SIFT-MS, such that HCN can now be quantified in humid air and in exhaled breath.